Glass jar
Unknown Artist
Colorless with blue green tinge.
Thickened, outsplayed rim, with rounded outer lip; body expands downwards to maximum diamter slightly above bottom, then curves in; small central kick on bottom, with traces of pontil mark.
On upper part of body, horizontal trail wound slightly more than once.
Intact; some bubbles, with a few very large; dulling, whitish weathering, and iridescence.
Credit: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
3rd-4th century A.D.
Glass; blown and trailed
5.7 cm
81.10.80
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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